European Media

European Media provides a clear, concise account of the structures, dynamics and realities of the changing face of media in Europe. It offers a timely and illuminating appraisal of the issues surrounding the development of new media in Europe and explores debates about the role of the media in the formation of a European public sphere and a European identity.

The book argues that Europe offers an ideal context for examining interactions between global, regional and national media processes and its individual chapters consider: the changing structure of the European media; the development of new media; the Europeanization of the media in the region; the challenges for the content; and audiences. Special emphasis is given to the transformation of political communication in Europe and the alleged emergence of a European public sphere and identity.

European Media: Structures, Politics and Identity is an invaluable text for courses on media and international studies as well as courses dealing with European and national policy studies. It is also helpful to students, researchers and professionals in the media sector since it combines hard facts with theoretical insight.

Detailed Table of ContentsFigures and TablesAbbreviationsAcknowledgements1 Introduction: The Media in the European ContextPart I: The Political Economy of Media in Europe2 The Structure of (Old) Media in Europe3 The New Media in EuropePart II: The Europeanization of the European Media4 Europeanizing the Media of Europe5 The Question of Content: Quality, Availability and Production6 Audiences and ConsumptionPart III: Europe as a Cultural and Political Project7 Public Communication in Europe: 8 Media and European Identity9 ConclusionsReferencesAppendixIndex

'An excellent overview and reference on some of the big shifts that
characterise the evolving media scene in Europe.'LSE
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'A useful pan-European view of how the processes of globalism, the
integration of member states and the rapid development of new
technology impact on the EU's intentions in all aspects of
communication.'Media International Australia

'Commendable for its breadth and wealth of information.
Fulfilling their laudable and ambitious aim to provide a synthesis
of the development of the European media, a European public sphere
and European identity, the authors offer a succinct historical
account of the structures and dynamics of the media in Europe and
an excellent overview of debates and academic research on the
emergence of a European public sphere and European identity.'European Journal of Communication

'Throughout the book the authors skilfully synthesize the main
policy developments, supporting facts and figures drawn from market
research, and audience research data, with relevant and up-to-date
academic literature. Unlike some examinations of the EU, the book
gives an objective account without making any ideological
assumptions about the extent to which the EU and its involvement in
the media and communications industries is a good or bad
thing.'Journalism Practice

'By focusing on the EU as a complex, transnational political
entity, the authors go a step beyond the current state of the
research on this topic. Indeed, their work signals whether, in the
future, it would be adequate to analyze any national media system
without taking the EU framework into account.'Television and New Media

'This book is about the important challenge that faces European
citizens today: Is a process of Europeanization possible? Do
European media exist? More precisely, can they exist? Assuming
"that Europe continues to offer the best place for examining global
media processes", Papathanassopoulos and Negrine discuss in depth
the homogenization process, offering evidence and data as to the
structure of the European media systems, the role of new
technologies and the policies that the European Union is
implementing to facilitate the integration process. An
indispensable book for all those who are interested in knowing
where the European mass media are going.'Paolo Mancini, Università di Perugia

'This book is commendable in that it covers the entire breadth
of the European communications policy agenda and links it to more
theoretical discussions of the public sphere, making it an easily
accessible one-stop shop for the study of European
communications.'Alison Harcourt, University of Exeter

'Two veteran watchers of the evolving European media landscape
have put together a comprehensive and coherent account succinctly
and clearly. It is especially strong in historical and political
economic sense, but above all informative, relevant and as up to
date as can ever be achieved at one moment. Strongly recommended as
a text.'Dennis McQuail, Emeritus Professor, University of
Amsterdam

'When two distinguished professors from different poles of the
continent combine to produce a study of European media then the
prospects are inviting. The product here amply fulfils the promise,
Stylianos Papathanassopoulos and Ralph Negrine bringing to readers
deep knowledge of similarities and differences across European
nations as well as an understanding of common problems and
opportunities. Above all, Europe matters in the globalizing world
we inhabit, and this book reveals how and why.'Frank Webster, City University, London

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